Candi Lindsey (born June 9, 1972), better known by her stage name Blue Raspberry, is an American singer from

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. She is perhaps best known for her affiliation with

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group

Wu-Tang Clan Wu-Tang Clan is an American hip hop group formed in Staten Island, New York City, in 1992. Its original members include RZA, GZA, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God, and Masta Killa. Close a ...

. Her

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was given to her by fellow Wu-Tang affiliate

Killah Priest Walter Reed (born August 16, 1970), better known by his stage name Killah Priest, is an American rapper, member of Sunz of Man and Wu-Tang Clan affiliate who was raised in Bedford-Stuyvesant and Brownsville, Brooklyn. He is known for his int ...

, who said she reminded him of a blue raspberry.

Biography

She was discovered by the

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, where she was working as a parking cashier at a convention and was overheard while singing over the loudspeakers.Omowale, J. Nadir
"Uniquely Blue Raspberry; This New Jersey native moved to Detroit to launch her solo career"
BLAC Detroit, September 23, 2011. Retrieved November 19, 2013. "Born to a musical family in Pleasantville, N.J., near Atlantic City, she came of age listening to the sounds of Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, James Brown and Terrell." Blue Raspberry emerged as the group's in-house female vocalist during the first round of Wu-Tang solo projects. She added vocals to tracks on

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's '' Tical'' and

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's ''

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'', but seemed to have her position somewhat usurped by

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on the Clan's second album ''

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''. Nevertheless, she has continued to appear on Wu projects including

Method Man & Redman Method Man & Redman (also referred to as Meth & Red, Red & Mef, John Blaze and Funk Doc or Funk Doctor Spock and Johnny Blaze) are an American hip hop duo, composed of East Coast rappers Method Man (of Wu-Tang Clan) and Redman (of Def Squad) ...

's '' Blackout!'' and the Ghost Dog soundtrack. A solo album was in the works for 1999 and is known to have been completed but it was not released. Blue Raspberry finally debuted as a solo artist in 2005, releasing the album ''Out of the Blue'' through the website Chambermusik.com. She made an appearance on

's '' Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II'' album.

Discography

Albums

''Out of the Blue'' (2005, Chamber Musik)

Appearances

References

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